Al Cicotte vs. Herman Pillette — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herman Pillette
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herman Pillette built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Herman Pillette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 4.36 and 1.562 for Al Cicotte. By the career numbers, Herman Pillette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Herman Pillette

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.71
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.03
71.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.53
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.36
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.45
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.2
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
9.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.07
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.36
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
39.39
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2458
39.25
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.47
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2242
35.8
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Herman Pillette

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
27
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260.1
9
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.89
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.69
15.69
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Herman Pillette

Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
304.27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
554.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
119.43
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
99.53
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.22
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.69
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.91
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
24.37
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
38.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
145.02
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
150.71
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
59.72
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
105.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.98
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
41.98
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.69
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.59
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
53
150.71
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.22
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Herman Pillette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Herman Pillette
Career
Per 600 PA